NintendoWare Weekly: Play with Birds, Escape Trick

Today, you have the choice between carefree flight and life-or-death escape. On WiiWare, a minigame collection called Play with Birds lets you ... play with birds. Meanwhile, on DSiWare, you can attempt to find a way out of the mysterious prison into which you've been thrown unjustly.

For a different kind of high stakes, DSiWare's Art of Ink lets you simulate tattooing your customers. You'd better do it right, because there's no DSiWare laser tattoo removal game yet.

WiiWare

Play with Birds (Games Farm, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Play "dozens" of bird-themed minigames as you follow the life story of one bird hatched in the city. No word on his emotional state.

Art of Ink (Sabarasa, 1 player, 800 DSi Points): Become a virtual tattoo artist, giving each customer the perfect design and working your way up to your own tattoo parlor.

Slingo Quest (MumboJumbo, 1 player, 800 DSi Points): 50 levels of the classic casual puzzle game Slingo, which combines slots and bingo. This version includes variants like Multi-Card, Seven by Seven, and Pirate's Fortune.

Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison (Intenso Co., Ltd, 1 player, 500 DSi Points): Get out of your prison cell and unravel the mysterious circumstances of your incarceration in this puzzle adventure.